Time Magazine on the DEA’s crackdown on pain management physicians
“But in the government’s new crackdown, legitimate physicians and patients may be getting caught in the net. ‘Fifty million Americans are in severe pain from arthritis, back injuries, cancer and other disabilities,’ says Dr. Scott Fishman, president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. ‘But the government is sending a message to avoid prescribing strong pain-killers.'”
I got the message loud and clear – I refer out all chronic pain management issues.
